A practical, production-leaning walkthrough of real-time Head-and-Shoulders detection using a lightweight CNN — then turning the model’s probability into a risk overlay (position-sizing gate) instead of a fragile “pattern-trading” signal
Posts by Jiri Pik
Choosing the Right Python Docker Image for Finance Workloads
Benchmark-driven guide to choosing Python Docker images for finance: python:3.14-slim vs intel/python vs Anaconda, with Intel/AMD + BLAS/MKL + GIL threading decision tree.
AI Amplifying Human Expertise in Hedge Funds – Insights from the “Let’s Talk Evolution” Podcast
Recap of the “Let’s Talk Evolution” podcast with Jiri Pik, Ernie Chan, and Jared Broad on how AI amplifies hedge-fund workflows—alpha, risk, and development—plus “input engineering” and adoption hurdles.
How AI is Transforming Quant Trading – Insights from the Quantopian Book Conversation
Recap of Quantopian’s Oct 21, 2025 webinar with Jiri Pik, Ernie Chan, and Jared Broad: practical AI trading lessons, a QuantConnect live demo, and career advice.
Coding the Markets: AI Innovations and FinTech Career Insights (Webinar Recap)
NTU Singapore webinar recap with Jiri Pik, Ernie Chan, and QuantConnect’s Jared Broad: AI trading, fintech careers, and why judgment + reliability beat hype (slides).
Mastering Mandarin: Embrace the Challenge and Reap the Rewards
Master Mandarin efficiently: why it’s worth ~2,200 study hours, how to learn with HSK + sentence mining, characters + pinyin, and tools like Anki, Pleco, and trainchinese.
Modern Ultra-Effective Software Development
Modern “ultra-effective” software development with LLMs: automate boilerplate, experiment rapidly, and prioritize architecture, security, and cost using ChatGPT, Copilot, and JetBrains AI.
The Obsolescence of AWS Certifications: A Cloud Architect’s Perspective
Why AWS certifications are becoming obsolete: in the LLM era, memorization-based exams matter less than critical thinking and real-world architecture; plus why I won’t renew all 12 AWS certs in 2025.
Hands-On AI Trading with Python, QuantConnect, and AWS – Now Available!
Now available: Hands-On AI Trading with Python, QuantConnect & AWS—20+ AI trading algorithms with GitHub code, covering ML, DL, RL, LLMs, and risk.
Beyond Exams and Certifications: What Really Predicts Success in Law, Tech, and Finance?
Why exams and certifications rarely predict real performance: drawing on a Nevada Bar validity study and cross-industry experience, this post argues success comes from care, experimentation, trust, execution, and creativity.